Journal - Week 6

This week in Media, has been a fairly eventful week as we have continued with the progression of our Music Video.

What have we done in Media this week?

• We have began editing the footage in which we have shot
• We have continued filming our Music Video; as for example, we filmed the performance areas of our video
• We were again due to film on Friday; however due to adverse and unexpected weather conditions, we were unable to shoot.

Editing:

The editing of our Music Video has begun and as a group, we will be using Megan's account to save our project. The editing software program, we have begun using is Final Cut Pro. We are also interested in including some effect within our Music Video, and Final Cut Pro offers this opportunity.

Performance filming of our Music Video:

Last Tuesday, we continued filming our Music Video, in an internal location. The location in which we filmed at had special strobe lighting in which we experimented with and found rather useful. I of course performed my role as Cameraman/Director; and fortunately I managed to shoot some useful shots which we will be using in our final finished Music Video. As a group, we were able to film with the broadcasting camera, which came in handy as the quality of our footage shall improve by using this piece of technology. The girls: Megan, Charlotte & Joely all performed their roles to good effect; and we were able to get ahold of the instruments from the music department in which were required.

Not being able to film on Friday due to adverse Weather conditions:
We were intending to to film on Friday morning, but because of the adverse weather conditions, we had to opt out of film, because it was consistently snowing; and the general atmosphere of our Music Video is warm and positive; and this is totally in contrast with what the snow connotes. We will however film what were intending to film on Friday, in due course; and once a date is confirmed, I will  be posting the necessary information on my blog.

What's next for us as a group?

• To continue with the filming of our Music Video project
• To continue with the editing
• To begin experimenting with designs for our digipack part of the coursework

Our New & Updated Production Plan

Explanation:

Within this post, I will be posting our new and improved Production Plan, in which we have agreed upon as a group. We discussed, and consequently created a new Production Plan during our Media lesson on Wednesday. Creating a new production plan didn't take us long at all. We discussed what days are all convenient and suitable for all four of us as a group, and fortunately we managed to arrange convenient dates, which of course is a great success, in the progression of our Music Video project.


Production Plan For Filming is as follows:

Wednesday 9th January 2013: 
This day has now passed, however on Wednesday, we completed the following:

• Decided on suitable and appropriate dates for us all as explained above
• We booked out the Camera and the necessary equipment which we felt we needed. This included a Tripod
• In addition to what I have mentioned, we checked the Weather forecast for Friday 11th January, simply because we didn't want any adverse weather conditions to affect the filming of our Music Video

Friday 11th January 2013:

This date is of course today's date; and I must comment and say today was a very successful day in the contribution of progressing with our Music Video project; mainly because we began shooting the first few scenes which will be the opening scenes for our completed Music Video.

The necessary details for the filming today were as follows: 

- Edwin Close, Bexleyheath, Kent

- Time: 8:30am - 11:00am

The costumes the girls wore today can be described as:

• Megan: Casual skirt with top, tights and a denim jacket
• Charlotte: Jeans, nice top & shoes
• Joely: Skirt, Flowery top, tights & shoes

Monday 14th January 2013:

For Monday's lesson, as a group together we intend to edit the footage in which we shot today being the 11th January. The editing software which we are scheduled to use is: Final Cut Pro.

Tuesday 15th January 2013:

On Tuesday we are scheduled to continue with the filming of our Music Video. The time which we will begin filming shall be from 3:00pm onwards. 

Wednesday 16th January:

Again on Wednesday, we have a Media lesson, and what we have agreed to do as a group is to continue with the editing in which we have already done and in addition to this, we would like to begin editing the footage, which we will be shooting on Tuesday the 15th January.

Journal - Week 5

This week has been a very productive week, in terms of progression in our Music Video project.
For instance, we have completed the following this week:

• We had our first rehearsal this week, in which we took several photographs, which are now on our blogs
• We have a new, better and updated Production Plan, which we will be following.
• We have finally started shooting our Music Video; as today we began initial filming

Further Explanation into each task we completed:

Rehearsal & Band Photoshoot this week:
On Monday's Media lesson, as a group; we felt that it was relevant and appropriate to do an initial rehearsal and a band photoshoot. This took us about one hour to complete, and I would say that what we did was highly beneficial and useful as we managed to rehearse what we were going to do in our actual filming of our Music Video. In addition to this, I as the Cameraman/Director took several photos of the girls, and with these photos they will be relevant and suitable to use for our DigiPack designs, mainly because the girls were dressed up; and had the appropriate make-up on.

Our New Production Plan:
On Wednesday, as a group together, we discussed what days we are all convenient and ready to begin shooting our Music Video. Following this, we wrote down dates which we are all available, and fortunately we successfully sorted out suitable dates for all of us. I will be uploading our new Production Plan soon.

Shooting our Music Video:
Today, being Friday morning; we started filming our Music Video, which consequently turned out to be a huge success. Despite the cold weather, everything went well and according to plan. We used the same setting, but a few different locations, which of course was how it worked out in our storyboards. Furthermore, we also took a few Instagram shots, which we are intending to include in the beginning of our Music Video.

What's next for our Music Video Project?

• To continue with the filming of our Music Video
• To begin editing the footage we have already got
• To update our blogs with what we will be doing

Shots From Todays Rehearsal

During todays Media lesson, as a group we decided that it was convenient to rehearse, in preparation for the filming of our music video.

How did our rehearsal today go?
I felt that our rehearsal today was a success simply because we managed to sort out what is expected when it comes the actual filming of our music video. Today as a group, we rehearsed in a well lit room, in which we were able to experiment with the lights. As my role within the project is Cameraman/Director, I took several photographs so that we can look back on these photos and see what we like and dislike.

I photographed Charlotte, Megan and Joely individually and as a band together. The girls were also accompanied by the actual instruments, in which they will be playing in our music video. We used a Canon Camera to photograph; and we also brought a tripod along for our rehearsal, so that the shots that I would take, would be framed and composed well.

Overall, we spent around about an hour rehearsing and within this hour, this included:

• Taking photographs of the band, individually and together
• Sorting out different positions; and where Charlotte, Megan & Joely should stand
• Experimenting with the lighting in the room we were in

Below are a selection of shots from todays rehearsal:

Individual Shots

Group Shots

Cameraman/Director - Tolga: Me

Location Shots For Our Music Video

Over the Christmas holidays, we all agreed as a group that we needed to take some 'Location Shots' as part of research and planning for our music video project; and within this blog post, I will be providing evidence of the 'Location Shots'.

This is the location in which we are intending to film certain elements of our music video:








































What I like about this location?

• This is a quiet location, so there will be little interruptions
• This location is set in a narrow road; so again we will not need to worry about the arrival of vehicles
• As this is a quiet location, people wont be able to walk in on us during filming
• The location is traditional, which will be appropriate to our music video